The Pre Long Beach Auction - September 2011

MMIX (2009) Ultra High Relief $20 Gold Coin. NGC graded MS-69. Gem Unc Prooflike. Struck for only one year. Included is the original box of issue. Es

1995-W American Gold Eagle Proof Set. NGC graded all Proof 69 Ultra Cameo. With the original box. Missing the key date Silver Eagle. Lot of 4 coins.

1989 3-piece set of South Dakota Centennial Medals. Consists of : Bronze, Silver 1 oz, Gold 1 oz. Set number 53 in Unc and Proof, all housed in a spec

1853 Half Dollar Octagonal Liberty. BG-304 Low Rarity 5. PCGS graded AU-55. Toned on both sides. FD for Frontier & Deviercy. Pop 8; 40 finer (PC...

1869 Quarter Dollar Octagonal. Breen and Gillio-712. High Rarity 4. NGC graded MS-65. Frosty and mostly untoned. Pop 3; 4 finer: 3 in 66, 1 in 67. Es

1870 Quarter Dollar Octagonal Liberty. BG-759 Rarity 4. PCGS graded MS-64. Prooflike surfaces. Large bold G barely fits into the space available above

1871 Quarter Dollar Octagonal Liberty. BG-765 Rarity 3. PCGS graded MS-63. In an OGH. Nice gold toning. A choice, lustrous coin with prooflike splash

1871 Quarter Dollar Octagonal. Breen and Gillio-767. Rarity 3. NGC graded MS-64. Pop 1; none finer. Estimated Value $400 - 450.

1874/7874 Quarter Dollar Octagonal Liberty. BG-776 Low Rarity 5. PCGS graded AU-58. Nicely toned. Pop 4; 38 finer (PCGS # 10603) . Estimated Value $1

1880 Quarter Dollar Octagonal. Breen and Gillio-799J. Rarity 3. PCGS graded MS-65. Nice golden toning. Pop 35; 7 finer in 66 (PCGS # 10636) . Estimat

1870 Quarter Dollar Round. Breen and Gillio-808. Rarity 3. PCGS graded MS-64. Mostly untoned. Pop 61; 67 finer (PCGS # 10669) . Estimated Value $350

1872 Quarter Dollar Round Washington. BG-818 Low Rarity 4 NGC graded AU Details. Damaged. Estimated Value $600 - 650. Provenance: Ex: Lee and Shaff

1869 Quarter Dollar Round Liberty. BG-826 Rarity 4. PCGS graded MS-62. The obverse is fully prooflike. Untoned. Date is on reverse. Large G below trun

1869 Quarter Dollar Round Liberty. BG-829 Low Rarity 5. PCGS graded MS-62. Lovely rich gold toning with reflective fields. The minter's mark &qu...

1870 Quarter Dollar Round. Breen and Gillio-835. Rarity 7. NGC graded MS-62. Mostly untoned with semi reflective surfaces. Pop 12; none finer except f

1871 Quarter Dollar Round. Breen and Gillio-840. Low Rarity 4. PCGS graded MS-62. Nice gold toning. Pop 34; 37 finer (PCGS # 10701) . Estimated Value

1871 Quarter Dollar Round Liberty. BG-860 Low Rarity 6. PCGS graded MS-63. Light gold toning. Pop 11; 12 finer (PCGS # 10721) . Estimated Value $400

1875 Quarter Dollar Round Indian. BG-877 High Rarity 5. PCGS graded MS-63. Lovely golden toning with prooflike surfaces. Date numerals crude as though

1870 Half Dollar Octagonal Liberty. BG-908 Rarity 5. PCGS graded MS-63. Nice golden toning. One of the Liberty's heads by this engraver; the dat...

1872 Half Dollar Octagonal Liberty. BG-913 Rarity 4. PCGS graded MS-63. Lightly toned. Well struck on the main devices with finely made obverse stars.

1871 Half Dollar Octagonal Liberty. BG-927 Low Rarity 5. PCGS graded MS-61. Nice light gold toning with reflective fields. Stars are tiny and crude. I

1870 Half Dollar Octagonal. Breen and Gillio-936. Low Rarity 5. PCGS graded AU-58. Popular "Goofy Head" variety. Mostly untoned with proof...

1876 Half Dollar Octagonal Indian. BG-953 Rarity 5. PCGS graded MS-63. Nice gold toning with prooflike surfaces. Lovely shades of color; large irregul

"1874" Half Dollar Octagonal Indian. BG-958 High Rarity 6. PCGS graded MS-64. Lovely golden toning with reflective surfaces. Pop 8; 2 fine...

1869 Half Dollar Round. Breen and Gillio-1021. High Rarity 6. PCGS graded AU-58. Light yellow gold. Pop 3; 8 finer (PCGS # 10850) . Estimated Value $

1870 Half Dollar Round Liberty. BG-1024 Low Rarity 4. PCGS graded MS-62. Prooflike with light gold toning, an appealing specimen. Pop 43; 19 finer (PC

A pair of Classic Head U.S. Gold Coins. Consists of: $2.50 1834 and $5.00 1836. Both grade Sharpness of EF, cleaned with marks. Lot of 2 coins. Estim

A pair of U.S. Gold Coins. Consists of: $2.50 1925-D in VF-35; 1997 1/10th oz Gold Eagle in Unc. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $350 - 370.

Items found in our Vault. During our recent move we uncovered the following: 1986 Proof Silver Eagles in boxes (2 pieces); 1987 2-piece Constitution U

Celtic Coinage. Britain. The Cantii. Uninscribed. Late Weald type. Gold Quarter Stater (1.37 g, 12 mm). Mid-late 1st century B.C. Blank. Reverse: Hors

Celtic Coinage. Britain. The Cantii. 'Diras.' Gold Stater (5.53 g, 12 mm). Late 1st century B.C.-early 1st century A.D. Blank with slight ba...

Celtic Coinage. Britain. The Regini and Atrebates. Tincomarus. Alton type. Gold Stater (5.45 g, 17 mm).). Late 1st century BC-early 1st century AD. Ab

Celtic Coinage. Britain. The Regini and Atrebates. Tincomarus. Gold Quarter Stater (1.16 g, 10 mm). Late 1st century B.C. Calleva mint. TINC on rectan

Celtic Coinage. Britain. The Corieltauvi. Uninscribed. Ferriby. Gold Stater (5.44 g, 18 mm). Late 1st century B.C. Abstracted head with elements of ha

Celtic Coinage. Britain. The Corieltauvi. Dvmnoc Tigir Seno. Gold Stater (5.25 g, 19 mm). Early-mid 1st century A.D. Vertical wreath, pellet-in-dotted

Celtic Coinage. Britain. The Corieltauvi. Volisios Dumnocoveros. Gold Stater (5.16 g, 19 mm). Early-mid 1st century A.D. Vertical wreath, pellet-in-do

Celtic Coinage. Britain. The Catuvellauni/Trinovantes. Uninscribed. Gold Quarter Stater (1.18 g, 6 mm). Mid-late 1st century B.C. Wreath(s) rendered i

Celtic Coinage. Britain. The Catuvellauni/Trinovantes. Uninscribed. Gold Quarter Stater (1.33 gm, 12 mm). Mid-late 1st century B.C. Blank with tiny pe

Celtic Coinage. Britain. The Catuvallauni/Trinovantes. Uninscribed. Late Whaddon Chase type. Gold Stater (5.52 g. 17 mm). Mid-late 1st century BC. Bla

Celtic Coinage. Britain. The Catuvellauni/Trinovantes. Addedomaros. Gold Stater (5.53 g, 20 mm). Late 1st century B.C. Addorsed crescents ornamented w

Celtic Coinage. Britain. The Catuvellauni/Trinovantes. Tasciovanus. Gold Stater (5.42 g, 17 mm). Late 1st century B.C. Camulodunum mint. Crossed wreat

Celtic Coinage. Britain. The Catuvellauni/Trinovantes. Cunobelin. Biga type. Gold Stater (5.37 g, 18 mm). Early-mid 1st century AD. Camulodunum mint.

Celtic Coinage. Britain. The Catuvellauni/Trinovantes. Cunobelin. Classic type. Gold Stater (5.44 g, 16 mm). Early-mid 1st century AD. CA—MV, gr

Celtic Coinage. Britain. The Catuvellauni/Trinovantes. Cunobelin. Classic type. Gold Stater (5.46 g, 16 mm). Early-mid 1st century AD. A—MV,

Celtic Coinage. Southwestern Gaul. Gironde Region. Gold Stater (8.49 g, 20 mm). Pons/ Sainte Eanne Series. 3rd century-early 2nd century B.C. Stylized

Celtic Coinage. Southwestern Gaul. Gironde Region. Gold Stater (8.57 g, 21 mm). Pons/ Sainte Eanne Series. 3rd century-early 2nd century B.C. Stylized

Celtic Coinage. Southwestern Gaul. Gironde Region. Gold Stater (7.86 g, 22 mm). Mouliets Series. 2nd century B.C. Stylized head of Apollo right. Rever

Celtic Coinage. North-Central Gaul. The Carnutes. Gold Stater (7.57 g, 22 mm). 2nd - 1st century B.C. Stylized head of Apollo right. Reverse: Biga dri

Celtic Coinage. North-Central Gaul. The Parisii. Gold Stater (7.16 g, 19 mm). Mint B, Class 1a. Late 2nd-early 1st century B.C. Head right, face surro

Celtic Coinage. North-Central Gaul. The Parisii. Gold Stater (7.24 g, 19 mm). Mint A, Class 4a. Late 2nd-early 1st century B.C. Head right, hair flowi

Celtic Coinage. North-Central Gaul. The Parisii. Gold Stater (7.03 g, 25 mm). Mint A, Class 5a. Late 2nd-early 1st century B.C. Head right, hair flowi

Celtic Coinage. North-Central Gaul. The Parisii. Gold Stater (6.96 g, 26 mm). Mint A, Class 6. Late 2nd-early 1st century B.C. Head right, hair flowin

Celtic Coinage. Northern Gaul. Normandy Region. Gold Quarter Stater (1.77 g, 8 mm). Cavalière à la lyre series. 2nd cent. Stylized head

Celtic Coinage. Northern Gaul. The Treveri. Gold Stater (6.96 g, 21 mm). Early 1st century B.C. Stylized head of Apollo right. Reverse: Man-headed hor

Celtic Coinage. Northern Gaul. The Treveri. Gold Quarter Stater (1.72 g, 15 mm). Early 1st century B.C. Stylized head of Apollo right. Reverse: Man-he

Celtic Coinage. Northern Gaul. The Ambiani. Gold Stater (7.34 g, 28 mm). 2nd century B.C. Head with broad wreath and stylized hair to left. Reverse: H

Celtic Coinage. Northwestern Gaul. The Redones. Gold Stater (8.04 g, 20 mm). 2nd century B.C. Large laureate head of Apollo right. Reverse: Naked ride

Celtic Coinage. Northwestern Gaul. The Veneti. Gold Stater (8.05 g, 20 mm). 2nd century B.C. Head right, several volutes around consisting of strings

Celtic Coinage. Central Europe. The Boii. Gold Eighth Stater (0.83 g, 10 mm). 2nd century B.C. Crested Attic helmet right, pellets below. Reverse: Kne

Celtic Coinage. Eastern Europe. Gold Stater (5.40 g, 20 mm). Imitating Alexander III/Lysimachus types. Late 2nd-mid 1st. Helmeted head right, birds at

Celtic Coinage. Eastern Europe. Gold Stater (5.69 g, 20 mm). Imitating Lysimachus types. Late 2nd-mid 1st century B.C. Head right, six birds atop hair

Britain, Catuvellauni. Circa 55/45 BC (or later). Gold Stater (5.69 g). Waddon Chase type, possession of the Trinovantes. Abstract head right of Apoll

Gaul, Ambiani c. mid 1st Century BC (6.17 g). Gold Stater. Obverse blank. Reverse: Crude disjointed horse galloping r. Fr. 3. Mack 27. NGC Extremely F

Gaul, Ambiani c. mid 1st Century BC (6.17 g). Gold Stater. Obverse blank. Reverse: Crude disjointed horse galloping r. Fr. 3. Mack 27. NGC Extremely F

Calabria, Taras, c. 510-500 BC. AR Stater (or Nomos; 8.03 g). Taras astride dolphin right, scallop shell below; all within dot-and-reel border. Revers

Calabria, Taras, c. 302-272 BC. AR Didrachm (or Nomos; 7.86 g). Horseman about to dismount from galloping steed, holding round shield and spear. Rever

Calabria, Taras, c. 280-272 BC. AR Didrachm (or Nomos; 6.54 g). The Dioskouroi riding left. Reverse: Taras riding left on dolphin; above, Nike right c

Calabria, Taras, c. 272-235 BC. AR Didrachm (or Nomos; 6.44 g). Horseman riding right with Nike crowning boy-rider. Reverse: Taras riding left on dolp

Sicily, Himera, c. 483-472 BC. AR Didrachm (8.26 g). Rooster standing left; ethnic in left field. Reverse: Crab within circular border. SNG ANS 158. N

Sicily, Syracuse, c. 415 BC or slightly later. AR Tetradrachm (17.18 g). Signed on the reverse die by the master artist Sosion. Fast quadriga left; ab

Kingdom of Macedon. Philip II, 359-336 BC. Gold Stater (8.60 g) probably minted at Pella, c. 323-315 BC. Laureate head right of Apollo. Reverse: Chari

Kingdom of Macedon. Philip II, 359-336 BC. Gold Stater (8.58 g) minted posthumously at Pella, c. 323-315 BC. Laureate head right of Apollo. Reverse: C

Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. Gold Stater (8.53 g) attributed to Babylon, c. 317-311 BC. Head right of Athena wearing trip

Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.7g). Amphipolis mint. Head dof Herakles right, wearing lion skin. Revers

Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.28 g) minted posthumously at Amphipolis, c. 320-317 BC. Head right of Her

Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.08 g) minted posthumously at Amphipolis, c. 315-294 BC. Head right of Her

Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.93 g) minted posthumously at Amphipolis, c. 315-294 BC. Head right of Her

Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.04 g) minted posthumously by Seleukos (under the name of Alexander) at An

Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.20 g) minted posthumously at Tyre, c. 305-290 BC. Head right of Herakles,

Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.64 g) minted posthumously at Tenedos, c. 280-275 BC. Head right of Herakl

Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.96 g) minted posthumously at Perga, c. 196-195 BC (year 26). Head right o

Kingdom of Macedon. Philip III, 323-317 BC. Gold Stater (8.55 g) attributed to Arados, 323-317 BC. Head right of Athena wearing triple-crested helmet,

Macedonian Kingdom. Phillip III, 323-317 BC. Gold Stater (8.58g). Struck at Lampsakos. Helmeted head of Athena facing right. Reverse: Nike advancing l

Two Posthumously Struck Silver Coins of the Kingdom of Macedon. Philip II one-fifth tetradrachm (EF, but somewhat porous from over-cleaning) and Alexa

A Pair of Posthumous Large-flan Tetradrachms of Hellenistic Times. Types are those used by Alexander the Great. Minted at Temnos and Miletos, conditio

Two Alexander III Silver Tetradrachms, both NGC encapsulated and graded EF. Struck at Susa and in Macedon. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $700 - 800

Pair of Alexander Silver Tetradrachms. Both are NGC encapsulated and graded Choice VF, minted at Sardes and Babylon (high relief). Lot of 2 coins. Es

Attractive Trio of Alexander the Great Silver Drachms. Minted at Lampsakos (2) and Kolophon (1), coins are Choice VF-Nearly Mint State. Lot of 3 coins

Two EF Silver Drachms of Alexander the Great. Minted at Lampsakos and Magnesia, both are posthumous issues. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $350 - 40

A Pairing of Two Silver Coins. An Alexander III of Macedon tetradrachm minted at Ake (covered with horn silver), plus an Eastern issue from Tyre minte

Two Related Greek Silver Tetradrachms. One is a posthumous issue of the common types of Alexander III (VF/F; reverse countermark). The other bears the

Kingdom of Thrace. Lysimachos, 323-281 BC. Gold Stater (8.52 g) minted possibly at Pella, 286-281 BC. Diademed head right of the deified Alexander the

Kingdom of Thrace. Lysimachos, 323-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.03 g) minted at Pella, c. 286-281 BC. Diademed head right of the deified Alexander the G

Akarnania, Anaktorion, c. 310 BC. AR Stater (8.51 g) of the Colonies of Corinth type. Pegasos flying left; underneath, monogram. Reverse: Head left of

Boeotia, Federal Coinage, c. 288-244 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.69 g). Laureate head right of Zeus (Poseidon?). Reverse: Poseidon seated left on throne de

Boeotia, Boeotian League, 196-146 BC. AR Drachm (5.01 g). Wreathed head right of Poseidon. Reverse: Nike standing left. SNG Cop 392. Underlying luster

Aigina, c. 510-485 BC. AR Stater (12.10 g). Sea-turtle. Reverse: "Union Jack" incuse. Cf. Asyut 429; Dewing 1655. Light scratching on back...

Sikyonia, Sikyon. 335-330 BC. AR Stater (12.2 g). Chimaera standing left; wreath above, sigma and epsilon below. Reverse: Dove flying left; I before;

Argolis, Argos, c. 370-350 BC. AR Stater (12.02 g). Head right of Hera wearing necklace and stephane ornamented with palmettes. Reverse: Two dolphins

Kingdom of Bosporos. Asander as King, 43-16 BC. Gold Stater (8.02 g). Diad. head of Asander right. Reverse: Nike standing left on prow, crowning roya